Machine translation (MT) technology is advancing at a rapid rate and this is a concern for many freelance translators. So this week I had the chance to talk to Hassan Sawaf, Chief Scientist for SAIC Linguistics, to learn what the future holds for freelance translators in his opinion.

You can listen to the interview here.

Interview highlights:

• Have you ever wondered what the future holds for freelance translators and whether  Machine Translation will ever be able to replace human translators completely?
• Are you unsure of how freelance translators can best use Machine Translation in their businesses?
• Do you ever think about the challenges and dynamics of computational linguistics, and the future of the industry?

Listen to the interview and find out what is Hassan’s take on these subjects.

You can follow Hassan Sawaf on Twitter here.

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Also see: SAIC Throws Down the Gauntlet for Hybrid MT